PAINTING

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Explain the proper safety procedures to follow when preparing
surfaces and applying coatings.

1. Do the
following:

Explain three ways that coatingspaint can improve a
surface.

Explain the differences between oil-based paints and
water-based paints.chief
uses of oil, water, and rubber- base
paint. Tell the
use of enamel, shellac, varnish, and lacquer. Tell why each is best
for these uses.

Explain where you would apply enamel paint, flat paint, wood
stain, and varnish, and explain the importance of sheen.

Tell why each is best for these uses.

2. Prepare
and paint two different surfaces using patching material,
caulking, and proper primers and topcoats. Suggested projects include an
interior or exterior wall, a door, a piece of furniture, a concrete wall
or floor, a porch rail, or a fence. Your counselor must preapprove the
projects.any two of the
following items or similar ones approved by your counselor. Use proper
fillers, priming coats, covering coats, and finishing coats as needed:
an outside surface, an inside surface, a piece of furniture, a concrete
wall, a boat or canoe, a floor, a porch rail or fence, and lawn mower.3. Prepare an old painted surface,
that has holes in it and is uneven to receive and hold a new coat of
paint.

Add colors to white paint base to
make paints of two predetermined colors that harmonize. With these,
paint one of the following in two colors: model plane, birdhouse,
dollhouse, picture frame, or similar useful item.Prepare and paint an item using harmonizing
colors that you have created by tinting white base paint. (Use the color
wheel in the center of this book.)

Show the right way to use, clean, maintain, and store
painting equipment.

Explain the importance of ladder safety, environmental
responsibility, and personal hygiene when painting.

Explain some of the environmental and health issues concerning
removing paint, applying paint, and discarding old paint.

Discuss with your counselor the various career opportunities
associated with the painting trade.

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